The Earl of Baltimore Returns -- MLB:The Show 08 -- PS2

[doncoryell]

Baltimore, MD - The Baltimore Orioles announced today the hiring of a new manager, former manager, and Hall of Famer, Earl Weaver. Earl Weaver has returned to try to resurect this faltering franchise and try to return it to the glory days of the '70s.



Level: All-Star
Sliders: kingdavid's cpu vs. cpu (from MLB:The Show 07) (all new sliders are at default.
Games: Spring training games will be simmed. All others will be managed.
Rosters: Current 40-man & active rosters as of opening day (3/30/08) (as close as I could get them outside of franchise mode with ps2)

Roster Movement: Only actual players will be used.

[doncoryell]

40-Man Roster

Pitchers (22)
Matt Albers
Greg Aquino
Danys Baez
Chad Bradford
Brian Burres
Daniel Cabrera
Fernando Cabrera
Rocky Cherry
Jeremy Guthrie
Jim Hoey
Jim Johnson
Jon Leicester
Radhames Liz
Adam Loewen
Garrett Olson
Troy Patton
Hayden Penn
Chris Ray
Dennis Sarfate
George Sherrill
Steve Trachsel
Jamie Walker (in game as "Steve Cardwell")

Catchers (2)
Ramon Hernandez
Guillermo Quiroz

Infielders (7)
Brandon Fahey
Luis Hernandez
Aubrey Huff
Kevin Millar (in game as "Ivan Jiminez")
Scott Moore
Melvin Mora
Brian Roberts

Outfielders (6)
Freddie Bynum
Adam Jones
Nick Markakis
Jay Payton
Tike Redman
Luke Scott

(Yes, I know that's 37. Three players are not in game.)

There are also four players that are in the minors that will also be used:

Ryan Bukvich, pitcher
Chris Heintz, catcher
Chris Roberson, outfielder
Luis Terrero, outfielder

[doncoryell]

Baltimore, MD - Spring training has ended with the Orioles only winning 9 games. "We are starting a rebuilding program and we are going to see a lot of pot holes and bumps on our road to rebuilding the franchise." new manager Earl Weaver stated.

2008 Baltimore Orioles

25-man roster

Pitchers
No  Name                 B/T   HT   WT  Age
78  Matt Albers          L/R  6-0  205   25
35  Greg Aquino          R/R  6-1  190   30
53  Chad Bradford        R/R  6-5  205   33
56  Brian Burres         L/L  6-1  180   26
40  Daniel Cabrera       R/R  6-7  260   26
46  Jeremy Guthrie       R/R  6-1  200   28
29  Adam Loewen          L/L  6-5  235   23
37  Chris Ray            R/R  6-3  225   26
45  Dennis Sarfate       R/R  6-4  210   26
51  George Sherrill      L/L  6-0  225   30
41  Steve Trachsel       R/R  6-4  205   37
32  Jamie Walker         L/L  6-2  185   36


Catchers
No  Name                 B/T   HT   WT  Age
55  Ramon Hernandez      R/R  6-0  225   31
24  Guillermo Quiroz     R/R  6-1  200   26


Infielders
No  Name                 B/T   HT   WT  Age
12  Brandon Fahey        L/R  6-2  160   27
 2  Luis Hernandez       R/R  5-10 180   23
19  Aubrey Huff          L/R  6-4  230   31
15  Kevin Millar         R/R  6-0  210   36
 9  Scott Moore          L/R  6-2  180   24
 6  Melvin Mora          R/R  5-11 200   36
 1  Brian Roberts        S/R  5-9  175   30


Outfielders
No  Name                 B/T   HT   WT  Age
 3  Freddie Bynum        L/R  6-1  185   27
10  Adam Jones           R/R  6-2  200   22
21  Nick Markakis        L/L  6-2  195   24
16  Jay Payton           R/R  5-10 185   35
30  Luke Scott           L/R  6-0  210   29

[doncoryell]

Reporter: May I have an interview with you Mr. Weaver before tonight's game?

Weaver: Sure. Have a seat.

Reporter: Would you say that you are an emotional leader or a decision maker?

Weaver: I'm more of a decision maker.

Reporter: Are you more of an optimist or more of a problem solver?

Weaver: Neither one, probably, although I will give the veterans every chance to work their way out of a slump.

Reporter: Would you say that you favor a set lineup or a rotation system?

Weaver: I love to platoon players based on matchups but right now my lineup is basically a set one.

Reporter: Do you prefer good offensive players or do you like glove men?

Weaver: I prefer either one or the other. Sometimes you're lucky enough to get a player who is both, but more times than not they are either one or the other. Years ago, I had players like Paul Blair, Mark Belanger and Rick Dempsey. They were defensive specialists in my mind.

Reporter: Do you like an offense based on power, speed, or high averages?

Weaver: Power.

Reporter: Do you try to use the entire roster or do you keep people sitting on the bench?

Weaver: I try to define roles for the players and use everybody.

Reporter: Do you like a big-inning offense or do you like to use one-run strategies?

Weaver: I am probably the most outspoken person in favor of the big inning that you will ever find.

Reporter: Do you pinch-hit much and if so, when?

Weaver: In the past I used to stack my bench with extra first basemen and outfielders so that I could pinch-hit for one of my many defensive specialists that would be in my lineup at times.

Reporter: Do you use the sacrifice bunt often?

Weaver: No. I hate to bunt. Each of the 27 outs in a game is precious and I don't like to give outs away.

Reporter: Do you like to use a running game?

Weaver: No.

Reporter: In what circumstances would you use an intentional walk?

Weaver: Whenever there's a blizzard in hell.

Reporter: Do you hit and run?

Weaver: No.

Reporter: Do you like power pitchers or pitcher who tend to put the ball in play?

Weaver: I like pitchers who throw strikes.

Reporter: Would you stay with a starter or do you go to the bullpen more quickly?

Weaver: I'll stay with my starters for as long as I can.

Reporter: Do you use a four man rotation or do you go with the five man rotation that is used around the majors?

Weaver: I use a four man rotation. I think that it is easier to find four guys who can pitch than it is five.

Reporter: Do you try to use the entire staff or do you try to get five or six people to do most of the work?

Weaver: I try to get as many innings as I can out of my front four (starters).

Reporter: What would you say are your strongest points as a manager?

Weaver: Intelligence, intensity, patience and an understanding of how an offense works.

The "National Anthem" starts to play in the background.

Reporter: I'm sorry sir. I've kept you too long.

Weaver: That's okay, kid. It happens all the time.

[doncoryell]

Top 1st: Guthrie pitching. Crawford grounds out (4-3). Upton strikes out. Pena singles [1]. Floyd grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 0, Baltimore 0

Bottom 1st: Kazmir pitching. Roberts grounds out (6-3). Mora grounds out (6-3). Markakis homers. Markakis scores. Millar singles [1]. Scott strikes out.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 0, Baltimore 1

Top 2nd: Baldelli grounds out (6-3). Iwamura strikes out. Bartlett walks [1]. Zobrist strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 0, Baltimore 1

Bottom 2nd: R.Hernandez strikes out. Huff grounds out (4-3). Jones singles [1]. L.Hernandez singles [1,3]. Roberts grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 0, Baltimore 1

Top 3rd: Navarro singles [1]. Navarro caught stealing (2-6). Crawford triples [3]. Upton strikes out [3]. Pena singles [1]. Crawford scores. Floyd grounds out (5-3).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Bottom 3rd: Mora strikes out. Markakis singles [1]. Millar walks [1,2]. Scott hit by pitch [1,2,3]. R.Hernandez grounds out (1-2-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Top 4th: Baldelli singles [1]. Iwamura strikes out [1]. Bartlett walks [1,2]. Zobrist flies out (9) [1,3]. Navarro strikes out.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Bottom 4th: Huff grounds out (4-3). Jones walks [1]. L.Hernandez grounds out (3-6) [1]. Roberts singles [1,3]. Mora flies out (8).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Top 5th: Crawford doubles [2]. Crawford steals third [3]. Upton fouls out (3) [3]. Pena strikes out [3]. Floyd grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Bottom 5th: Markakis grounds out (6-3). Millar flies out (9). Scott grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Top 6th: Baldelli singles [1]. Iwamura flies out (9) [1]. Bartlett grounds out (3-6) [1]. Zobrist singles [1,2]. Safate pitching. Navarro grounds out (3u).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Bottom 6th: R.Hernandez walks [1]. Huff strikes out [1]. Jones walks [1,2]. Miller pitching. L.Hernandez flies out (7) [1,3]. Roberts flies out (8).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Top 7th: Crawford grounds out (2-3). Upton grounds out (5-3). Pena grounds out (6-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Bottom 7th: Mora flies out (8). Markakis grounds out (3-1). Millar grounds out (5-3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 1, Baltimore 1

Top 8th: Floyd homers. Floyd scores.. Baldelli grounds out (4-3). Iwamura grounds out (5-3). Bartlett strikes out.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 1

Bottom 8th: Reyes pitching. Scott grounds out (3u). R.Hernandez grounds out (6-3). Huff strikes out.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 1

Top 9th: Walker pitching. Zobrist grounds out (6-3). Navarro grounds out (5-3). Crawford lines out (3).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 1

Bottom 9th: Percival pitching. Jones singles [1]. Payton batting for L.Hernandez. Payton sacrifices (2-3) [2]. Roberts doubles [2,3]. Mora intentionally walked [1,2,3]. Markakis grounds out (5-4-3).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors - Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 1

                      1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E
        Tampa Bay     0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  -  2  9  0
        Baltimore     1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  -  1  8  0


                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Crawford,lf      5  1  2  0  0  0  .400
Upton,cf         4  0  0  0  0  2  .000
Pena,1b          4  0  2  1  0  1  .500
Floyd,dh         4  1  1  1  0  0  .250
Baldelli,rf      4  0  2  0  0  0  .500
Iwamura,2b       4  0  0  0  0  2  .000
Bartlett,ss      2  0  0  0  2  1  .000
Zobrist,3b       4  0  1  0  0  0  .250
Navarro,c        4  0  1  0  0  1  .250
                35  2  9  2  2  8

2B: Crawford (1)
3B: Crawford (1)
HR: Floyd (1)
RBI: Pena (1), Floyd (1)
LOB: 8


Base Running

Stolen Bases: Crawford (1)
Caught Stealing: Navarro (1)






                AB  R  H BI BB SO   AVG
Roberts,2b       5  0  2  0  0  0  .400
Mora,3b          4  0  0  0  1  1  .000
Markakis,rf      5  1  2  1  0  0  .400
Millar,1b        3  0  1  0  1  0  .333
Scott,lf         3  0  0  0  0  1  .000
R.Hernandez,c    3  0  0  0  1  1  .000
Huff,dh          4  0  0  0  0  2  .000
Jones,cf         2  0  2  0  2  0 1.000
L.Hernandez,ss   3  0  1  0  0  0  .333
a-Payton,ph      0  0  0  0  0  0  .000
                32  1  8  1  5  5

a-batted for L.Hernandez in 9th.

2B: Roberts (1)
HR: Markakis (1)
RBI: Markakis (1)
SH: Payton
GIDP: R.Hernandez, Markakis
LOB: 1





Tampa Bay
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Kazmir (W,1-0)   5.1  6  1  1  4  4  1.69
Miller           1.2  0  0  0  0  0  0.00
Reyes            1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0.00
Percival (S,1)   1.0  2  0  0  1  0  0.00


Baltimore
Pitchers          IP  H  R ER BB SO   ERA
Guthrie          5.2  8  1  1  2  7  1.59
Safate (L,0-1)   2.1  1  1  1  0  1  3.86
Walker           1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0.00

pitches: Guthrie 109, Safate 30, Walker 11

HBP: Scott (by Kazmir)

Weather: Night, 11 mph wind out to center.

[doncoryell]

American League Standings

East           W  L   PCT  GB
Boston         1  0 1.000  --
New York       1  0 1.000  --
Tampa Bay      1  0 1.000  --
Baltimore      0  1  .000   1
Toronto        0  1  .000   1


Central        W  L   PCT  GB
Chicago        1  0 1.000  --
Detroit        1  0 1.000  --
Minnesota      1  0 1.000  --
Cleveland      0  1  .000   1
Kansas City    0  1  .000   1


West           W  L   PCT  GB
Seattle        1  0 1.000  --
Los Angeles    0  1  .000   1
Oakland        0  1  .000   1
Texas          0  1  .000   1


AL Results
Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 1
New York 6, Toronto 3
Chicago 5, Cleveland 2
Detroit 6, Kansas City 1
Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 2
Boston 5, Oakland 4
Seattle 13, Texas 6


National League Standings

East           W  L   PCT  GB
Atlanta        1  0 1.000  --
Florida        1  0 1.000  --
Philadelphia   0  0  .000   0.5
New York       0  1  .000   1
Washington     0  1  .000   1


Central        W  L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee      1  0 1.000  --
St.Louis       1  0 1.000  --
Pittsburgh     0  0  .000   0.5
Chicago        0  1  .000   1
Cincinnati     0  1  .000   1
Houston        0  1  .000   1


West           W  L   PCT  GB
Arizona        1  0 1.000  --
San Diego      1  0 1.000  --
San Francisco  1  0 1.000  --
Colorado       0  1  .000   1
Los Angeles    0  1  .000   1


NL Results
Florida 4, New York 1
Atlanta 7, Washington 2
Milwaukee 7, Chicago 1
Arizona 9, Cincinnati 6
St.Louis 3, Colorado 0
San Francisco 3, Los Angeles 2
San Diego 8, Houston 3

Transactions

American League

Seattle - Placed p Erik Bedard on 60-day DL (fractured hand). Recalled p Miles Grantham from Tacoma (AAA).

National League

Washington - Placed p Saul Rivera on 60-day DL (torn hamstring). Recalled p Ryan Wagner from Columbus (AAA).

[highheatkingsb]

Not a good start man, I'm following!!!!

[doncoryell]

Quote: Originally Posted by highheatkingsb

Not a good start man, I'm following!!!!

At least we made it interesting!

As you read, Adam Jones, who was on 2nd, only got to 3rd base on the hit by Brian Roberts. That is because he held up to see if the left fielder would catch the ball. The ball ended up glancing off his glove and Jones only was able to get to third. Obviously, he's not the fleetest of runners. I also screamed at Jay Payton. I had sent him to pinch hit for Luis Hernandez and Payton bunts. I know that it's a bunting situation, but Hernandez could have done that. I guess that I should have told Payton to swing away instead of just sending him to the plate.

Change is definately in the air, though. I had hired a farm director who's going to get the young pitchers developed. His specialty is pitching.


Thanks for responding and I will be following your's as well.